| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6829 |  | Details | Bettis, R. F. | 1909 |
| Large engineers map of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties Florida |
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Bettis, R. F. |
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| 1909 |
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| $0.00 | Bettis--R--F- | Large-engineers-map-of-Hillsborough-and-Pinellas-Counties-Florida | SOLD
<br><br>Large, very rare lithographed map of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County, Florida including the coastal margins and islands along the Gulf of Mexico. The map was compiled and copyrighted November, 1909 by engineer R. F. Bettis. Drawn by Percy Rigsbee and Guy Platt Johnson. Scale 1" = 1 mile.
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This is a large-format map (21" x 32"), covering a larger surface area, but similar in concept and execution to several smaller examples in the Touchton Map Library (14" x 14"). This fine example extends westward to range 14 and includes not only Hillsborough County but also Pinellas County and St. Petersburg, where the Touchton examples extend westward only to range 17 east and lacks Pinellas County.
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No example is found in WorldCat.
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Includes St. Joseph Sound, Hog Island, Sand Key, Clearwater Bay, Long Key, St. Petersburg, Hillsborough Bay, St. Joseph Sound, Boca Ciega Bay, and all of Tampa Bay. Shows steamship routes and routes for Long's Boat Line from the Port of Tampa to St. Petersburg and to Green Springs.
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An inset advertisement for Bettis at bottom left corners states:
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"My business is compile maps- survey and subdivide lands. Send me your land number and I will tell you its character. I neither buy nor sell land. Reference any efficient business man or bank in Tampa. R. F. Bettis, Engineer, Tampa"
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